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CHAPTER 3: NUTRITION

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The food component present in sugar is...

a)

protein

b)

carbohydrate

c)

fat

d)

vitamin

2.

Foods like pizza, burger and noodles are rich in ..

a)

carbohydrates

b)

proteins

c)

vitamins

d)

minerals

3.

..................... provide more than double the energy provided by carbohydrates or proteins in human body.

a)

Vitamins

b)

Fats

c)

Minerals

d)

Starch

4.

The component of food which helps our body to fight against infections is ..

a)

proteins

b)

fat

c)

carbohydrates

d)

starch

5.

........... is essential for forming haemoglobin in the blood.

a)

Calcium

b)

Iron

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Magnesium

6.

The disease caused by the deficiency of iodine is..............

a)

Anaemia

b)

Rickets

c)

Goiter

d)

Osteoporosis

7.

The mineral which controls the functioning of thyroid is ....................

a)

phosphorus

b)

calcium

c)

sodium

d)

iodine

8.

............. helps to maintain a constant body temperature in our body.

a)

Fibre

b)

Vitamins

c)

Energy giving food

d)

Water

9.

Rickets is caused by the deficiency of ............

a)

vitamin B1

b)

vitamin D

c)

vitamin C

d)

vitamin A

10.

Excessive body weight due over-nutrition leads to ................

a)

rickets

b)

scurvy

c)

beri-beri

d)

obesity

11.

Iodine is to test the presence of ............ in the food.

a)

carbohydrates

b)

starch

c)

fat

d)

proteins

12.

Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of .............

a)

vitamin B

b)

vitamin C

c)

vitamin D

d)

vitamin A

13.

Fat is completely digested in the .....................

a)

stomach

b)

mouth

c)

small intestine

d)

large intestine

14.

Water from the undigested food is absorbed mainly in the ...............

a)

stomach

b)

oesophagus

c)

small intestine

d)

large intestine

15.

................ is a process of distributing the end products of digestion for the use of the cells in our body.

a)

Digestion

b)

Respiration

c)

Assimilation

d)

Defecation

16.

............... is used for repair damaged tissue in the body as well as to replace dead cells.

a)

Glucose

b)

Amino acid

c)

Fatty acid and glycerol

17.

............... is the end product of fat which used as heat insulator and to protect internal organs.

a)

Glucose

b)

Amino acid

c)

Fatty acid and Glycerol

18.

Which statement is correct regarding the importance of fibre?

a)

Helps to stimulate peristalsis and prevents constipation.

b)

Controls and regulates the body temperature in our body.

19.

The structure shown is a villus. How the structure enables the digested food to be absorbed easily?

a)

This structure has a one-cell thick wall.

b)

This structure has a thick wall.

20.

The process of elimination of faeces from the body is called .................

a)

assimilation

b)

absorption of digested food.

c)

chemical digestion

d)

defecation